Roundup: Bulls sign No. 7 pick Carter, No. 22 Hutchison
The Chicago Bulls got both of their first-round picks under contract on Tuesday, signing No. 7 overall pick Wendell Carter Jr. and No. 22 Chandler Hutchison to rookie deals.
Terms of the deal weren't divulged but spotrac.com listed Carter as a $4.4 million cap hold for next season, while Hutchison is slotted at $1.97 million.
Carter, a 6-foot-10 power forward, started all 37 games for Duke as a freshman last season, averaging 13.5 points, 9.1 rebounds and 2.05 blocks.
Hutchison was a star shooting guard at Boise State, where he averaged 20 points, 7.7 rebounds, 3.5 assists and 1.48 steals as a senior -- leading the team in all four categories.
The team also announced both players will headline their Summer League team in Las Vegas on Tuesday. Randy Brown will serve as the team's head coach in Vegas.
--The Denver Nuggets signed No. 14 overall pick Michael Porter Jr. to a rookie deal.
The 6-foot-10, 215-pound Porter was considered to be one of the nation's top high school players one year ago, but he missed most of his freshman season at Missouri after undergoing back surgery. He will not participate in the Summer League but has been taking part in individual shooting drills, according to the Denver Post, which noted he is slotted to make $2.4 million next season.
"We are going to be extremely patient (with Porter's health)," Nuggets president of basketball operations Tim Connelly told reporters after the draft. "We're going to take the long view for everything we do with him. But he was there (to pick at No. 14) because there were concerns about the health of his back."
--Croatian teenager Dzanan Musa received the letter of clearance he requested from Cedevita to be able to play for the Brooklyn Nets in the NBA next season.
Musa, 19, was the 29th pick in the 2018 NBA Draft.
A buyout will be part of the agreement as Musa had a long-term contract with Cedevita.
--Field Level Media
